Ruby Franke posted popular videos about her seemingly idyllic family life before she was imprisoned for child abuse. A documentary has put her back in the spotlight.

The story of Ruby Franke, once a popular YouTube family vlogger, took a dark turn in 2023 when she was convicted of child abuse. Known for her 8 Passengers channel, which documented life with her six children, Franke's strict parenting methods drew increasing scrutiny over the years.

I n May 2023, therapist and life coach Jodi Hildebrandt and successful family vlogger Ruby Franke began to physically and emotionally abuse Franke’s two youngest kids. The women

Motherhood has been the topic of several conversations in recent years, but no one expected to see the rise of the popular "mom-fluencer" — or the stark decline of them á la Ruby Franke. The mom-fluencer is sometimes been portrayed as the mom who's always smiling with her kids in pictures or as the mom who doesn't have it all together.

Ruby Franke’s oldest children and estranged husband are speaking out about their lives with the Mormon YouTuber-turned-convicted child abuser.

Y ouTube channel 8 Passengers presented Ruby Franke as a loving Mormon “momfluencer” who had a dedicated husband, Kevin, and six well-behaved children. But eventually cracks a